…Directs MDAs on full implementation The Niger State Government has approved an extension of maternity leave for female civil servants from three months to six months, in a move aimed at improving…
…What this means for SRHR, SGBV in Nigeria The Federal Government has proposed an increase in funding for the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs in the 2026 fiscal year, with the ministry’s…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Olugbemisola Titilayo Odusote as the Director-General of the Nigerian Law School, marking a historic moment in the institution’s 63-year history. With the…
How Far Nigeria Went in 2025, What 2026 Must Deliver As Nigeria enters 2026, the question of women’s leadership and governance remains one of the country’s most unresolved democratic challenges. The past…
Across Africa, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are witnessing steady, if uneven, progress as several countries reform policies, expand access to contraception and maternal healthcare, strengthen HIV prevention, and challenge…
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has urged women across the nation to rise above fear and financial limitations in 2026, describing them as resilient and hardworking forces capable of driving personal…
A consultant gynaecologist and obstetrician, Dr. Abosede Lewu, has said that cryptic pregnancy is a genuine medical condition but is often misunderstood and exploited by fraudsters to deceive desperate women seeking to…
On 18th December 2025, the High Court of Kenya delivered a landmark judgment in Petition No. 428 of 2018, striking down unlawful bans that had restricted public access to reproductive health information and…
The Executive Director and Secretary of the Board of the Gender Equality, Peace and Development Centre (GEPaDC), Professor Patricia O’Donli, has identified political will, adequate funding and public accountability as critical factors needed…
The Chief Whip of the Ogun State House of Assembly and Vice Chairman, House Committee on Health, Hon. Bakare Omolola Olanrewaju, has expressed support for a comprehensive sexual and reproductive health education and…